Interlaken Ice Cream Dash

08/06/2024

5k & 10k

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

6:30pm Start

Interlaken Park, Seattle, WA

The fifty-one acres of dense forest that separate the urban neighborhoods of Montlake and Capitol Hill comprise Interlaken Park, named for a summer resort in Switzerland. Here you’ll find towering trees, an enchanting collection of dirt trails and a tree-canopied, wide, paved road that’s closed to motorized traffic and served as the principal bicycle and buggy path in the 1890s. Bicyclists still enjoy this quiet path as part of their city commutes today.

At Interlaken Ice Cream Dash the race begins with a smooth out-and-back on the historic road, then turns quickly upward and onto the forest trails. There are a few steep pitches that will tax your quads, and a sustained climb before you turn around to sail back down through the trees. Those who fancy themselves strong downhill runners may catch the climbers on the descent! Then catch your breath on the silky smooth pavement, because each lap is 2.5k and 5k runners run it twice, while 10k runners run it four times. The climb will leave you puffing, the descent will be thrilling, and when it’s all over, you’ll have one serious endorphin high. Come discover the refreshing power of this green enclave!

2024 TUESDAY NIGHT TRAIL TO GRILL SERIES

MAY 28 – RAVENNA RUN THE RAVINE
4k, 8k, 12k, Ravenna Park, Seattle, WA

JUNE 11 – SUNSHINE SALUTATION
5 mile & 10 mile, Redmond Watershed, Redmond, WA

JUNE 25 – CARKEEK WARMER
5k & 10k, Carkeek Park, Seattle, WA

JULY 9 – SEWARD SIZZLER
4.2 mile & 10k, Seward Park, Seattle, WA

JULY 23 – SUMMER EDDY
4 mile & 8 mile, St. Edward State Park, Kenmore, WA

AUGUST 6 – INTERLAKEN ICE CREAM DASH
5k & 10k, Interlaken Park, Seattle, WA

Motivated by swag?

Consistency pays off! Participate in 4 or more Tuesday Night Trail to Grill Series events and you’ll earn some sweet swag…coming soon!

Thanks to Oiselle for helping promote the Tuesday Night Trail to Grill Series. Bring in your bib number or proof of race registration after the race and get 15% off any item at the Seattle Flagship store in University Village!

Registration
Results & Photos
Schedule
Course Description
Directions & Parking
Hot dogs, watermelon, & more!
Apparel
Safety, Etiquette & Dogs

Registration

	Open (through 3/25)	Early (through 7/9)	Regular (through 8/5)	Day-of-Event*
5k	24.00	28.00	31.00	35.00
10k	29.00	33.00	36.00	40.00

Use the red button on the left to register for multiple Tuesday Night Trail to Grill series runs, or use the green button on the right to register only for this run.

Online pre-registration closes Monday, August 5 at 11:59pm. Event-day registration will be available by cash, card, or check made payable to Northwest Trail Runs.

Youth Runner Discount

Runners who are age 19 or younger are eligible to receive a $10 discount. When registering online, the discount will be automatically generated based on your date of birth.

Photo by Lizzie Krawczak

Results & Photos

2023 Results & Photos by Agustin Sanchez

2022 Results & Photos by Takao Suzuki

2021 Results & Photos by Aaron Roche

2020 Results & Photos by Heather Gonzalez

2019 Results & Photos by Ryan Thrower

2018 Results & Photos by Ross Comer

2017 Results & Photos

2016 Results & Photos by Ross Comer

Schedule

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6

5:30pm – Check-in and day-of-event registration opens
6:25pm – Pre-start announcements
6:30pm – Start
8:00pm – Cut-off for runners to start their last lap
8:30pm – Course closes

Photo by Ross Comer

Course Description

The course starts with an out-and-back tour of the fairly flat, paved Interlaken Boulevard, where it is closed to car traffic through this forest park. The course then turns up a short staircase and onto dirt trails, including a climb to the top of the park and back down to Interlaken Boulevard for the short return to the start/finish. Each loop is 2.5 km. The 5k is two loops, and the 10k is four loops.

View a PDF of the course map here.

Aid Station
The aid station is located at the start/finish. 5k runners will pass the station halfway through their race (2.5k) as they begin their second loop. 10k runners will pass the aid station at 2.5k, 5k, and 7.5k.

The aid station offers water, electrolyte drink, and some carbohydrate-rich or salty foods, such as cookies, pieces of energy bar, gels, chews, chips, bagel, fruity candy, fig bars, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and bananas.

Photo by Takao Suzuki

Directions & Parking

Interlaken Park divides the Montlake and Capitol Hill neighborhoods of Seattle. The event will begin near the intersection of 21st Ave E and E Interlaken Blvd. Street parking is available adjacent to check-in and the start/finish point.

Google Map

IMPORTANT
Weekday evening traffic can often be very busy in the Seattle metropolitan area and the beautiful parks we host the Tuesday Night Trail to Grill Series at can get very busy, particularly on sunny days. As such, we recommend you allow yourself extra time for travel and finding parking on race evening.

Hot dogs, watermelon, & more!

Make sure to stick around after your race for hot dogs, veggie dogs, watermelon, and other yummy snacks. We will present awards for the top 3 Female and Open category finishers in each distance, and we’ll raffle off fun prizes, so you might win something just by showing up!

…and of course, we’ll be serving ICE CREAM!

Photo by Ross Comer

Apparel

You can add the 2024 Northwest Trail Runs apparel to your race registration and pick them up at the event, or check them out and purchase at the event.

You don’t see your preferred size? Email us, and we may be able to accommodate.

$18.10 + tax – short sleeve tech shirts, in unisex, women’s cuts & youth

$22.70 + tax – long sleeve tech shirts, in unisex and women’s cut; $27.20 + tax – cotton hoodie, unisex

Safety, Etiquette & Dogs

GENERAL SAFETY
The trails will be open to other users during the event, including pedestrians with pets, and cyclists. Participants are responsible for their own safety while participating, and the organizers are neither qualified nor equipped to render medical care in the event of a serious injury. In case of an emergency, call 9-1-1. You are encouraged to bring a cell phone with you as a safety precaution, if you wish.

PASSING ETIQUETTE
Where the trails are narrow, please let other participants pass you if they want to get by. It is a passing runner’s job to tell the person in front that they wish to pass.

HEADPHONES
If you’d like to listen to music while you’re on the course, please use headphones or earbuds, so that runners around you can’t hear it. Others may prefer a quieter event experience or may have different musical tastes. Runners playing music in the open air may be asked to leave the event.

Also, keep the volume low enough that you can hear someone talking to you in a normal voice, for example, another runner saying they would like to pass on your left.

DOGS
Our events are USATF sanctioned and subject to USATF policies, and so dogs are not allowed to accompany runners on the course.